Re: How to PostThreadMessages?
jp2code wrote:
I'm trying to create a CWinThread derived class.
To start the thread using AfxBeginThread, I had to declare my UINT Loop
function as static.
Now, how do I call other parts of my CWinThread derived class?
I have tried using PostThreadMessage, but this is an illegal call of a
non-static member function.
So, how do I call other parts of my class?
There are two kinds of thread in MFC. The kind you create with a UINT
loop function does not process messages. So you're going the wrong way.
This call will create a thread that does process messages:
CMyThread *pThread; // derived from CWinThread
pThread = (CMyThread *)AfxBeginThread( RUNTIME_CLASS(CMyThread) );
Then your thread's InitInstance will execute, and then the thread goes
to sleep until it receives a message. Create message handler functions
in the thread class with ON_THREAD_MESSAGE in its message map. Use the
above pThread to post messages:
pThread->PostThreadMessage(...);
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